One of our favorite children’s books is called Cranberry Thanksgiving.  It is the story of an old New England fisherman that is invited to a little girl’s house for Thanksgiving.  The little girl, Maggie, lives with her grandmother.  Neither family has much money, but they are willing to Read more »

Have you ever watched Kids Cooking Challenge on the Food Network?  It’s not on there is it? I think it would be a great idea. My children love watching this show and for the past two weeks, for lunch, my 13 year old daughter and 7 year old son have declared a “Cooking Challenge” all on their own.  All they have to say is “cooking challenge” and both of them rush to the kitchen.  They set the timer Read more »

Some kids like cooking and some don’t.  Some want to be right there with you every step of the way and some just want to come in when dinner is ready and eat.  I have both kinds of kids in my house.  The ones that like to cook Read more »

Here is some more information from my friend about the outline for the co-op classes she teaches for cooking with preschoolers. Read more »

Homemade Chicken Noodle soup doesn’t sound like an easy kid recipe does it?  We have found a way to make this recipe to where it tastes like homemade but doesn’t require a lot of work. Read more »

Children think a Christmas diet should consist of stuffing as many cookies as possible into their mouths in a 24-hour period. If we spend a bunch of time making 10-20 dozen cookies, then that will be pretty easy for them to do. Here are several reasons why you should Read more »